Across the world, อารีฟ (Arip 
, Aarif 
, Areef ) is a common predominantly boy's, but very seldom female first name. The first name อารีฟ is characteristic of Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a common primarily boy's, but scarcely feminine name, Qatar, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Maldives. In absolute terms, it is commonest in India, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia. Likewise, อารีฟ is the last name as well as the forename.